1=undisturbed, 2=1 pass rear-tined rototiller set to till to a depth of 9 inches, 3=2 passes or number required to produce about 50% bare ground, 4=3 passes or number required to produce 100% bare ground.

8

Quadrat

Quadrat

9

Date

Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

10

Species

Species

11

AbsCover

Absolute Cover

dimensionless

12

RelCover

Relative Cover

dimensionless

13

CrewInit

Crew Initials

14

Note

Notes

SAMPLE DATASET

Experiment Number

Field Identification

Plot

Nitrogen Treatment

Ammonium Nitrate(34-0-0) addition(g/m2/yr)

Annual Nitrogen addition (g/m2/yr)

Soil Disturbance Treatment

Quadrat

Date

Species

AbsCover

RelCover

CrewInit

Note

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

B

8/20/1998

Panicum capillare

2

0.02701

HL

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

A

8/20/1998

Bare ground

10

CB

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

B

8/20/1998

Rumex acetosella

4

0.05402

HL

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

B

8/20/1998

Polygonum convolvulus

2

0.02701

HL

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

B

8/20/1998

Hedeoma hispida

0.02

0.00027

HL

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

B

8/20/1998

Fragaria virginiana

1

0.01351

HL

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

B

8/20/1998

Lespedeza capitata

1

0.01351

HL

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

B

8/20/1998

Setaria lutescens (glauca)

4

0.05402

HL

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

A

8/20/1998

Setaria sp.

0.5

0.00668

CB

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

A

8/20/1998

Mosses and lichens

0.2

CB

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

B

8/20/1998

Cyperus sp.

0.02

0.00027

HL

52

B

1

3

6

2

2

A

8/20/1998

Schizachyrium scoparium

70

0.93583

CB

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